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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1921
Page
2
An old advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as a quick remedy for indigestion. It claims a tablet taken after meals settles acid, gas, and upset stomachs, leaving the user feeling fine and at little cost in grocery stores.
Four Athenians organize the Athens Soap and Chemical Company to begin operations by week’s end. W. M. Andrews serves as president with Evcrett Parker as vice president J. B. Cheney secretary and M. L. Coddingham general sales manager. Factory will be on West Union street employing skilled labor to produce bath soap laundry soap dandruff remedy piano polish automobile polish furniture polish automobile soap hat cleaner stain remover and house cleaning compound for wholesale distribution.
In an inter mural basketball game at Ohio University on Monday Phil Kappa Tau defeated Lambda Chi Alpha 18 to 11 with Phil Kapps as the standout. Beta Theta Pi held a 26 to 15 win over the Commons Club after a loose start, pulling away in the final five minutes.
Arthur Ertle a former sailor was accused of attempting a burglary at the home of David H. Toller and allegedly subdued by a briar pipe. The incident is reported in New York with Ertle connected to the Briar Pipe nickname.
A home treatment using Parmint double strength with hot water and sugar is claimed to relieve catarrh, catarrhal deafness, head noises, and related symptoms. The notice cites improved breathing, headaches, dullness, and restored hearing, alleging about ninety percent of ear troubles are caused by catarrh.
Murray City and surrounding, visitors in Cleveland this week. Two Rev Shaneholtz children ill but improving. Black Diamond Rebekah Lodge No 532, I O O F held a Feb 22 session with two candidates. 91 present. 28 visitors from Buchtel. Sunday school at Murray 223 attendees, $36 collection under George Drake. Church events include a chicken dinner, week of prayer at U B church, evangelistic services starting next Sunday.
A Warren Ohio school bus rolled into a ditch at 8 am while en route to Howland school. Twenty three children were bruised and shaken but none seriously hurt in the mishap. In related dispatches from Florence Italy riots at a Standard Liberal Club demonstration left three dead and 24 wounded.
Interviews with prominent Athens County dealers show a robust market for new autos as spring arrives. Dealers cite high February sales, tight factory supply, and steady demand for both new and used cars with a trend toward cheaper models and second-hand busses.
Elyria Ohio 100 of 450 workers back at Elyria Iron and Steel after a month shutdown. Warren Ohio Newton Steel resumes with 600 men. six mills open now and four to start soon.
Cleveland March 1 Sheriff Stanard said he would move a suspect arrested Sunday to the Parma high school area to have farmers identify him as the man seen near the schoolhouse in the teachers murders two Parma instructors were killed.
An ad claims Freezone instantly relieves aching corns by applying a small amount, then lifting the corn off with fingers. The druggist sells a tiny bottle for a few cents enough to remove hard corns soft corns and calluses between the toes.
Michael Groch told police his wife, described as diminutive, beat him and he sought protection. The report notes his plea for police protection amid the alleged domestic incident in Chicago.
In Chicago on March 1 Mrs. Isabelle C. Orthwein fatally shot Herbert Zeigler, Goodyear manager, at his Gold Coast apartment. Zeigler leaves a wife and 16 year old daughter. Orthwein says Zeigler had dated her since her divorce from a St. Louis millionaire six months earlier. her former husband is a stockholder in the St. Louis American baseball club.
The estimate places the total number of farms nationwide at roughly 6,460,000, reflecting a broad spectrum of farm types and sizes across states. This figure underscores the scale of agricultural land use and rural enterprise in the country.
Columbus March 1 the lower house convened to introduce the state re organization bill and adjourn until March 7. There was no senate session.
Washington March 1 Admiral Cary T. Grayson physician to President Wilson was assigned to command the naval dispensary. The report notes that sharks hunt by sense of smell.
The article extols enclosed cars as universal for year round use, praising the Oldsmobile Six Sedan and Coupe for affordable operation, distinctive graceful styling, smart colors, comfortable upholstery, silent power windows, efficient heater, and thorough arrangements. Demonstrations can be arranged.
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